Principal Talk with Mrs Lowe
Upcoming Events
| Friday 29 November | Year 3 & 4 Excursion |
| Wednesday 4 December | Christmas Concert Matinee 12pm |
| Thursday 5 December | Family BBQ 5.30pm and Christmas Concert 6.30pm |
| School Counsellor visit- bookings through the Office | |
| Friday 6 December | Crazy Hair Day - Fundraiser for Pat McRae |
| Thursday 12 December | End of Year Mass and Leadership Changeover Ceremony |
| Helpers Morning Tea 10.30am | |
| Monday 16 December | Movie Excursion |
| Year 6 Farewell Dinner | |
| Wednesday 18 December | Year 6 Final Assembly and Awards Presentation |
| Last day of school for the term |
Mission Day
What a wonderful day we had on Friday for our annual Mission Day! Many of our staff and students looked fabulous in their Vinnies attire. Congratulations to all the staff and students on the wonderful selection of activities. We raised $1277.15 for Catholic Missions, well done!
2020 Staffing
I am pleased to announce the classroom teachers for 2020:
Kinder—Mrs. Rachael Croker
Year One—Mrs. Alison Cummins
Year Two—Mrs. Susan Branson
Year Three –Mr. Larry O’Kane
Year Four – Mrs. Therese Skelly
Year Five–Mrs. Linda Walsh
Year Six—Mrs. Sally Croker
Library/ICT—Mrs. Dorothea Hewitt
Music—Mrs. Jennifer McCarthy
Executive Release & Teacher RFF—Mrs. Karen O’Keefe & Mrs. Ashlee Picker
Classroom Support Teacher—Mrs. Nicola Spackman
We are very lucky to have wonderfully experienced teachers and they are looking forward to building positive relationships and creating engaging learning opportunities for your children next year.
I would like to thank Mr. Dave Collinge for working with Year 5 this year. Dave built a wonderful rapport with his students and we have enjoyed having him here. Next year Dave will continue his early career teaching position at Ss. Peter and Paul's Goulburn. We wish him the best of luck.
I would like to congratulate Alison Cummins and Linda Walsh who were successful applicants for temporary positions for 2020. We were blessed with a large competitive field for the positions.
Next year we warmly welcome back Ashlee Picker in a part-time capacity. Ashlee will be teaching Year 6 one and a half days per week whilst Sally Croker fulfils her executive duties and Year one half a day per week whilst Alison is provided with early-career teacher release.
Parent Well-Being Workshop
Thank you to the parents who attend the Well-being Workshop on Wednesday afternoon. The session was very informative and the parents that attended commented upon how worthwhile it was. The staff also enjoyed a session with Amy, followed by one by Jacinta about essential oils and their many uses.
Orientation Day for Kindergarten 2020
On Monday we warmly welcomed our 2020 Kindergarten students for their Orientation Day. They had a wonderful day meeting their buddies, fellow students and teachers. The worked industriously and were very settled.
We look forward to welcoming all of our new students and their families into the St Mary's School Community.
The Magical Christmas Jigsaw
This year our Christmas Concert will be a performance of The Magical Christmas Jigsaw. This musical involves each class, piecing together the Nativity story.
The children will present two performances, a matinee on 4 December at 12pm for our local preschools and anyone who can not make the evening show, and an evening performance on Thursday 5 December at 6.30pm. All students are required for both performances. Please contact me if this is an issue.
Before the evening performance, families have the option of joining us for a Family BBQ from 5.30pm, hosted by our Year 6 families.
To assist with catering and preparation, an invitation with an RSVP slip and food order form have been sent home. Please return them, with cash payment, to the School Office by TOMORROW Friday 29 November.
Students will be having a dress rehearsal on Monday, so please send in the required items as soon as possible.
Crazy Hair Day
On Friday 6 December our students are invited to attend school with fun CRAZY HAIR, for a gold coin donation. This event is a fun fundraiser to assist Pat McRae's family with the many costs associated with travelling for treatments and to see specialist doctors. Pat, an ex-student of St Mary's, was diagnosed with a brain tumour this year. Pat will come along on this day to speak with Years 4-6 about his journey.
2020 Term Dates for Students
Term 1: Wednesday 29 January (Years 1-6) Thursday 30 January (Kindergarten) to Thursday 9 April
Term 2: Tuesday 28 April to Friday 3 July
Term 3: Tuesday 21 July to Friday 25 September
Term 4: Tuesday 13 October to Wednesday 16 December